イエベ

noun

yellow-based skin tone; warm undertone

Colloquial abbreviation of イエローベース (yellow base), used in beauty and fashion contexts to describe a warm, yellowish skin undertone. Often contrasted with ブルベ (blue-based).

See also: ブルベ

• イエベの人ひとはオレンジ系けいのリップが似に合あうらしい。

  People with warm undertones apparently suit orange-toned lipsticks.

• 自じ分ぶんがイエベかブルベか、パーソナルカラー診しん断だんで調しらべてもらった。

  I had a personal color analysis done to find out whether I'm warm-toned or cool-toned.